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1463795

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Employment: Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken to encourage businesses to take steps to prevent workplace harassment.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	3636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government is clear that everyone should be able to live without fear of harassment or violence, in the workplace as much as anywhere else.</p><p>In July 2021, as part of our strategy to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls, the Government committed to a new package of measures which will strengthen protections for those affected by harassment at work. We intend to introduce a new duty on employers to take steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as explicit protections against workplace harassment by third parties. We are also preparing our own practical guidance for employers on preventing sexual harassment in the workplace.</p><p>The legislative commitments will be introduced when parliamentary time allows. We continue to seek an appropriate legislative vehicle; however, we are also ensuring that we take sufficient time to engage with a range of stakeholders, to ensure that what we introduce will be effective and make a real impact.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 3637 3638 question first answered 23/05/2022 16:00:27 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1463796

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Employment: Sexual Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps has she taken to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	3637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Government is clear that everyone should be able to live without fear of harassment or violence, in the workplace as much as anywhere else.</p><p>In July 2021, as part of our strategy to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls, the Government committed to a new package of measures which will strengthen protections for those affected by harassment at work. We intend to introduce a new duty on employers to take steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as explicit protections against workplace harassment by third parties. We are also preparing our own practical guidance for employers on preventing sexual harassment in the workplace.</p><p>The legislative commitments will be introduced when parliamentary time allows. We continue to seek an appropriate legislative vehicle; however, we are also ensuring that we take sufficient time to engage with a range of stakeholders, to ensure that what we introduce will be effective and make a real impact.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 3636 3638 question first answered 23/05/2022 16:00:28 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders